Plates 376/377, no 179; satire showing a parody of a painting by horace vernet; in the foreground, a pasha (louis philippe) leaning on a parrot and sitting on the charte, laid on a carpet adorned with pear-shaped patterns; he holds a pipeline leading to a sack bearing the word 'millions'; behind him, the ministers soult, persil and barthe standing under an umbrella; on the far left, d'argout and two other men; in the background, a riot outside the palais de la bourse. 10 april 1834
lithograph. Date: 1834. Dimensions: Height: 283 mm (printed area); Width: 372 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Horace Vernet. Collection: British Museum. Imitation libre d'un tableau de Mr. Horace Vernet, représentant le massacre des Janissaires (BM 1989,0128.57)
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